Wright African Americans in the Colonial Era

From African Origins through the American Revolution
4. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-119-13388-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The American History Series

What are the origins of slavery and race-based prejudice in the mainland American colonies? How did the Atlantic slave trade operate to supply African labor to colonial America? How did African-American culture form and evolve? How did the American Revolution affect men and women of African descent?
Previous editions of this work depicted African-Americans in the American mainland colonies as their contemporaries saw them: as persons from one of the four continents who interacted economically, socially, and politically in a vast, complex Atlantic world. It showed how the society that resulted in colonial America reflected the mix of Atlantic cultures and that a group of these people eventually used European ideas to support creation of a favorable situation for those largely of European descent, omitting Africans, who constituted their primary labor force.
In this fourth edition of African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, acclaimed scholar Donald R. Wright offers new interpretations to provide a clear understanding of the Atlantic slave trade and the nature of the early African-American experience. This revised edition incorporates the latest data, a fresh Atlantic perspective, and an updated bibliographical essay to thoroughly explore African-Americans' African origins, their experience crossing the Atlantic, and their existence in colonial America in a broadened, more nuanced way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Donald R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments / ix
Introduction / 1
Chapter One: Atlantic Origins / 7
Atlantic Africa / 11
The Atlantic Trade / 23
The Slaving Voyage / 47
Chapter Two: Development of Slavery in Mainland North America / 64
The Chesapeake / 68
The Low Country / 82
The Lower Mississippi / 96
New England and the Middle Colonies / 101
Slavery and Racial Prejudice / 110
Chapter Three: African-American Culture / 117
Africans in America / 119
Demography, Community, and Culture / 124
The Daily Toil / 133
Family / 146
Religion / 151
Folk Culture / 157
Whites and Blacks, Men and Women, Humanity and Inhumanity / 169
Resistance, Escape, Rebellion, and Suicide / 174
Chapter Four: The Revolutionary Era / 185
Slavery and Ideology / 187
Freedom for Some / 195
Changing African-American Society / 206
The Foundations of Caste / 227
Securing the Blessings of Liberty / 232
Epilogue / 236
Bibliographical Essay / 240
Index / 289